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| #"Standing on the Top" (featuring Rick James)<small>(Rick James)</small> – 9:48 <sup>a, f, g</sup> | #"Standing on the Top" (featuring Rick James)<small>(Rick James)</small> – 9:48 <sup>a, f, g</sup> | ||
| #"You Better Beware" <small>(])</small> – 5:00 <sup>f</sup> | #"You Better Beware" <small>(])</small> – 5:00 <sup>f</sup> | ||
| #"Lock It in ihe Pocket" <small>(Kerry Gordy, ])</small> – 4:30 <sup>a</sup> | #"Lock It in ihe Pocket" <small>(], ])</small> – 4:30 <sup>a</sup> | ||
| ===Side two=== | ===Side two=== | ||
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Reunion is a 1982 album by The Temptations for Gordy Records. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations Reunion tour, which reunited David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, and founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. Reunion featured the hit single "Standing on the Top", produced by and featuring Motown funk star Rick James, who had previously used the Temptations as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit "Super Freak".
The Reunion tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, a cocaine addict, missed several shows, causing the group to be fined thousands of dollars for each performance he missed, and Eddie Kendricks' falsetto voice had weakened due to constant smoking. Group leader Otis Williams decided that the reunion would not be a permanent thing, and fired Ruffin and Kendricks shortly after Christmas 1982.
Track listing
Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Dennis Edwards, (b) Glenn Leonard, (c) Richard Street, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams, (f) David Ruffin, (g) Eddie Kendricks.
Side one
- "Standing on the Top" (featuring Rick James)(Rick James) – 9:48
- "You Better Beware" (Barrett Strong) – 5:00
- "Lock It in ihe Pocket" (Kerry Gordy, Benny Medina) – 4:30
Side two
- "I've Never Been to Me" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) – 5:57
- "Backstage" (Smokey Robinson) – 4:31
- "More On the Inside" (Robinson) – 3:49
- "Money's Hard to Get" (K. Gordy, Medina) – 4:44
Previously unreleased tracks:
- "Like a Diamond in the Sky" (Robinson) - 3:06
- "Don't Hold It In" (Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy, Jr., Melvin Ragin) - 4:12
Personnel
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Eddie Kendricks: vocals
- Glenn Leonard: vocals
- David Ruffin: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- Rick James: vocals, producer
- Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
- Mary Jane Girls: background vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1982 | Reunion | 37 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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| US | US R&B |
US AC |
UK | ||
| 1982 | "Standing On the Top - Pt. 1" (featuring Rick James) |
66 | 6 | — | 53 |
| "More On the Inside" | — | 82 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
References
- Allmusic review
- ^ "The Temptations US albums/singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
External links
- Reunion at Discogs
- Reunion at Rate Your Music
